The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-17
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Gen William h. Hazen, Chief Signal Officer
of the q. tied states ARMY.


Gen William b. Hazen, Chief Signal Officer
of the Z. ted states Army.
WAsRINGToN, 5sr. 10 zen w. b. Haze
Chiee Signal Officer died here OF diabet. ~oms,
as o'clock this evening. General Hazen had
suffered from ciabfees for some years. but Of
late. having improved II health and strength,
hopes were entertained CT his complete recov-
cry. At the reception to the diplomatic corps
given by the President, last Thursday night, he
took severe cold causing him to keep his bed
on Friday. On Saturday he was up, and re-
ported himself much better. saying he would go
to his Office on Monday. This morning his
physician, DR.. P. F. Harvey, U. S. A., was
summoned to see him soon after daylight. He
at once repaired to his rooms and found an
alarming chan &c in his condition, suggesting
poisoning of the blood from his constitutional
disease DIR. Harvey at once adopted measures
to overcome this condition, and restore strength
consultation was at once sought with DR.. ID. L.
Huntington, of the army, who agreed in the
main. with the attending physician. The case
was deemed of such extreme gravity that his
relations in this city we're informed, and they
at ourc gathered ateut bin and spared no
effort to brits3 him reii +. Some Improvement
resulted from the treatment but towards even
ing his symptoms became aggravated. and at the
argent request of hrs family DR. Lar e0in YES
also called Ia I'D mat Drs Harseg aua
huntington ia CONSULTATION. Every measure
that skill science could suggest failed TO rally
the sinking officer, and he hreathed his last al
O'clock this evening His Anal illness wss not
accompanied Wa suiiefins, and his death was
calm and without struggle.
General Hazen was born at West Hartford,
VT Sept 81, 1890 In 1851 he entered the
Military Academy at West Point Four years
after wards ne graduated at this institution and
was made brevet second lieutenant of the
Fourth Infantry Engaged during the next few
years in fighting the Indians of Texas, in 1859
he was made first lieutenant by brevet. At the
outbreak of the civil war he acted
as colonel Of the Forty-frst Ohio
Volunteers. In 1862 he made brigadier- gen.
eral of Volunteers major by brevet In the reg
ular army, 1863 reward for his courage in
the battle of Chickamauga Successive promo
tions for distinguished services in several great
battles led up to mis- being made, in March, 1866,
q major general and one month later he was
commissioned MAJ or general of volunteers. to
rank from Dec. 13, 1864 He was mustered out
OF the volunteer service in 1866, and subsequent
ly served as colonel of the Thirty eighth Regular
Infantry, and of the Sixth Infantry since 1869
During the Franco German war he was EN-
ployed in studying the aducation and character
istics of the French and German troops and
upon his return to the United States. embodied
his observations on these subjects in q book en-
titled "School and Army Of France and Ger
many" In 1877 he was appointed military at
tache to the United States legation at Vienna
On the 9th of December, 1880, he succeeded
General Meyer as Chief Signal Officer, a position
he held at the time of his DEATH Mrs. Hazer
and her only son are now in Paris, where they
have been for several months.